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As a minimum, your surgeon should have basic (core) accredited surgical training with special training in body contouring. Also, even though many body-contouring procedures are performed outside the hospital setting, be certain that your surgeon has been granted privileges to perform liposuction at an accredited hospital.

Your doctor must have advanced surgical skills to perform procedures that involve the removal of a large amount of fat (more than 5 liters or 5,000 ccs); ask your doctor about his or her other patients who have had similar procedures and what their results were. Also, more extensive liposuction procedures require attentive after-care. Find out how your surgeon plans to monitor your condition closely after the procedure.

However, it's important to keep in mind that even though a well-trained surgeon and a state-of-the art facility can improve your chance of having a good result, there are no guarantees. Though they are rare, complications can and do occur. Risks increase if a greater number of areas are treated at the same time, or if the operative sites are larger in size. Removal of a large amount of fat and fluid may require longer operating times than may be required for smaller operations.

The combination of these factors can create greater hazards for infection; delays in healing; the formation of fat clots or blood clots, which may migrate to the lungs and cause death; excessive fluid loss, which can lead to shock or fluid accumulation that must be drained; friction burns or other damage to the skin or nerves or perforation injury to the vital organs; and unfavorable drug reactions.

There are also points to consider with the newer techniques. For example, in UAL, the heat from the ultrasound device used to liquefy the fat cells may cause injury to the skin or deeper tissues. Also, you should be aware that even though UAL has been performed successfully on several thousand people worldwide, the long-term effects of ultrasound energy on the body are not yet known.

In the tumescent and super-wet techniques, the anesthetic fluid that is injected may cause lidocaine toxicity (if the solution's lidocaine content is too high), or the collection of fluid in the lungs (if too much fluid is administered).

The scars from liposuction are small and strategically placed to be hidden from view. However, imperfections in the final appearance are not uncommon after lipoplasty. The skin surface may be irregular, asymmetric or even "baggy," especially in the older patient. Numbness and pigmentation changes may occur. Sometimes, additional surgery may be recommended.

Is Laser Surgery Safe

Lasik or laser in situ keratomileusis means "to shape the cornea within using a laser". Laser surgery if done by an experienced laser eye surgeon or ophthalmologist has been proven to be safe despite risk factors. Its computer guided precision accuracy allows the surgery to be completed in less than 30 minutes. Outcome for most patients is 20/20 vision or better.

Before the surgery you will need to schedule a baseline eye examination. Your ophthalmologist will also determine if you are a candidate by evaluation of risk factors or any other abnormal findings that may disqualify you. Some risk factors that may disqualify you are thin corneas because some corneal tissue is ablated (reshaped) to correct your refractive error; abnormal corneal curvature which indicates a weak corneal; dry eyes because corneal nerves that stimulated tears are cut during the Lasik laser eye surgery; large pupils since patients may be prone to seeing halos or have night vision problems and previous refractive surgery especially radial keratotomy (RK) may complicate additional procedures.

After your examination with your ophthalmologist take time to think about the risks and benefits and read printed handouts. After you have had time to consider if you want to go forward with the surgery you will need to meet with your surgeon and sign a consent form.

The day of the surgery do not wear makeup, lotions or perfumes to prevent infection and also they may interfere with the function of the laser. Arrangements for transportation will need to be made to and from your ophthalmologist. You will not be allowed to drive home after surgery.

Lasik laser procedure will be done with first a microkeratome to create a corneal flap. After the flap is created the corneal thickness will be measured. After surgery it is important that you do not touch or rub your eye. Some symptoms that you may notice are light sensitivity, glare, haze or halos all of these will improve over a few days.

Vision may continue to improve over three to six months. In few cases there are complications as with dry eyes, optical halos or haze, and in rare cases regression in vision. There are no cases of blindness related to Lasik laser surgery.

Before they plunk down thousands per eye on Laser Lasik, Houston consumers need to consult with a Houston Lasik Surgeon to consider the various options available to them. The surgeon will be able to explain the complicated aspects of Lasik surgery in Houston Texas, pre-operative and postoperative procedures, as well as what to realistically expect after the operation is over.

Check your local listing for a Texas qualified Lasik laser surgeon in Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas areas.

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